SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1305 72806 74321 Osprey 0 25 233 Bald Eagle 2 44 140 Northern Harrier 3 105 480 Sharp-shinned Hawk 85 2004 7684 Cooper's Hawk 8 253 430 Northern Goshawk 0 18 20 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 316 320 Broad-winged Hawk 0 103 91086 Red-tailed Hawk 33 1771 2132 Rough-legged Hawk 2 21 21 Golden Eagle 0 10 10 American Kestrel 2 167 1724 Merlin 1 11 64 Peregrine Falcon 0 23 43 Unknown 0 0 0 Prairie Falcon 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 10 Total: 1441 77679 178719 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Terry Angevine Weather: Today began clear and sunny with light west winds. Cloud cover gradually built into the area during the afternoon ahead of the tonights predicted showers. Winds were moderate out of the south during the afternoon. Some light rain was falling at the end of the count. Raptor Observations: The flight was light overall and much of it to the north, petering out altogether once the heavier cloud moved in. TVs again dominated the migration with some sizable groups coming through during the late morning and early afternoon. With todays total, a new season record was established, surpassing the old mark of 73,886 set in 2003. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
